Historical information

Honkie & Ginny is a journey that travels from the cottages of Port Melbourne to Gallipoli, the battle fields of the Western Front and the gold fields of Bendigo.
A personal tale from a grand niece.

Physical description

Biography. Honkie & Ginny from Black Sheep to Holy Dove - Henry Foster Midgley 1894 - 1917. Soft cardboard cover, black print on front, spine & back, yellow background. Front has 2 sepia portraits, smaller one of women superimposed over corner of soldier in uniform, small colour photo of At Peace in Flanders poppies below portraits. Back cover has colour photo of a wreath. 220 pages, cut plain paper. Illustrated in black & white photos, line drawings, posters & paintings.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten in black ink on title page: "To Bendigo Memorial Museum with many thanks. Brenda S-C, August 2013"